| Resolution Number: | 1982-D109 |
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| Title: | Advocate Creation of Employment Opportunities on Indian Reservations |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred As Substituted |
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Resolved, That this 67th General Convention request the Hunger and Indian Desks of the Executive Council and the NCIW and their staffs to advocate creation of employment opportunities on Indian Reservations which could overcome the present economic conditions (which result in an estimated unemployment rate of 89.9% on the Reservations) and alleviate the pain, suffering, disease, and malnutrition which Indian people suffer because of such unemployment; and be it further
Resolved, That the General Convention communicate the urgent needs of American Indians to the President of the United States, the Departments of Labor and Interior, and the members of Congress.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, New Orleans, 1982 (New York: General Convention, 1983), p. C-142. |
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Legislative History
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| Originating House: | House of Deputies |
| Originating Committee: | Committee on Committees and Commissions |
House of Deputies
Original Text of Resolution:
(D109) Not Currently Available
Proposed Committee Substitute:
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That this 67th General Convention request the Hunger and Indian Desks of the Executive Council and the NCIW and their staffs to advocate creation of employment opportunities on Indian Reservations which could overcome the present economic conditions (which result in an estimated unemployment rate of 89.9% on the Reservations) and alleviate the pain, suffering, disease, and malnutrition which Indian people suffer because of such unemployment; and be it further
Resolved, That the General Convention communicate the urgent needs of American Indians to the President of the United States, the Departments of Labor and Interior, and the members of Congress.
The Committee moved the adoption of Resolution D-109S (Employment on Indian Reservations) as amended by the Committee.
Motion carried
Resolution adopted
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #188)
House of Bishops
On the tenth day, the Secretary read:
HD Message #188 --D-109S, Employment Opportunities on American Indian Reservations.
The House concurred
(Communicated to House of Deputies in HB Message #259)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, September 14.
| Abstract: | The 67th General Convention advocates the creation of employment opportunities on Indian reservations. |
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